Spain's under 17 side got off to a winning start in Belgium,
coming from a goal down against their hosts to run out 1-3 winners in the end.
Despite having ten shots to Belgium's one in the first half, and having a
couple of penalty appeals turned down, the youngsters went behind midway
through the second half when Carvalho headed a cross from Croux past Alfonso
Herrero. Ten minutes later though Moisés equalised after Dhoest could
only kick away a shot from Gerard Delofeu, and five minutes after that Gerard
got the second himself after cutting in from the left wing to beat the local
keeper with an angled shot. Then with the game in injury time and Belgium
throwing everything forward, Gerard set up Vico on a quick counter-attack to
wrap things up for Ginés Meléndez's side. Spain's next opponents
will be Northern Ireland, who lost 3-2 to England in the other group game.